“Why are blood bankers so compulsive?” “What does that darn ‘3 day rule’ mean?” Sue Johnson answers these questions and more in part 1 of our interview on Pretransfusion Testing. NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode...
When a patient has too much of a GOOD thing, that can be a BAD thing! Dr. Jeff Winters explains what YOU need to know about therapeutic cytapheresis. NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See below for details. Patients who have excess white...
Surgeries with no blood, for both Jehovah’s Witnesses and others? It’s not only possible, it’s happening right now, and Dr. Steve Frank from Johns Hopkins is here to help you understand how to do it! When we consider the idea of “bloodless...
CMV can cause BIG problems in certain susceptible transfusion recipients, but people disagree on prevention. Dr. John Roback has spent years at the heart of the debate, and he’s here to help! NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See...
The 31st edition of AABB Standards was effective in April 2018. Fortunately, Pat Ooley, Chair of the BBTS Standards Committee, is here with the Top 5 changes you need to know! Every two years, like it or not, our friends at the AABB issue a brand-new version of their...
